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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2025-quality-programs-level-2

2025 Quality Programs Level 2

*Participants must complete Quality Programs Level I to participate in this training Building on the skills learned from Quality Programs Level I*, ...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2025-quality-programs-level-1

2025 Quality Programs Level 1

Quality Programs Level I is engaging and immersive in-depth training focusing on the safe and supportive staff practices that help children thrive.  We will explore...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp

Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at Summer Camp

Are boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...

https://www.acacamps.org/link/national-military-family-association-operation-purple-camps

National Military Family Association - Operation Purple Camps

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-poll-reveals-30-million-youth-summer-opportunities-cost-remains-major-barrier

New Poll Reveals 30 Million Youth in Summer Opportunities, But Cost Remains a Major Barrier

New legislation, Summer for All Act, aims to bridge the summer learning equity gap.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/building-successful-camp-school-partnerships

Building Successful Camp-School Partnerships

A multi-part study on camp-school partnerships that explores their impact and outlines recommendations for successful collaborations nationwide.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Innovation at Work:​​​​​​​ 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award Winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Camp Program Quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/decoding-camper-behavior

Decoding Camper Behavior

Many years ago, before social media, electric cars, and the smartphone, a little boy went to camp. He had overcome tremendous hurdles before ever stepping foot on a campground. In fact, at the...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-school-partnership-demonstration-project

2022–2024 Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project

The Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project is a collaboration between the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) and the American Camp Association (ACA), which are 501(c)(3) national...